Tooth-paste-serving device



June 23, 1925.

- w. B. RAMSEY TOOTH PASTE SERVING DEVICE Filed March 5, 1924 gwumtoz m 15, ihmsc aka 114014 fJPatentednlu n e 23;:1 925. I I

1 UNITED i STATES PATENT oFFic'E WILLIAM B. RAMSEY; oriirmm a, onoaem' 'roo rn-ras'rr'i-snavmei nnvrcn Application filed March 5, 1924. Serial R0. 697,007. To all whom it may cancer/LL I upper face'of the tube of the curved spring" .B it known that 1, WIL IAM B. RAMSEY, portion 13, of the device, the paste is forced a resident of Atlanta, in the county of Ful out ofthe tube in-the proper quantity, as ton and State'of Georgia, a citizeniof tl1e Wlllbe readily understood -and as shown 5 United States, have invented certain new most clearly in figure 2. c and useful Improvements in ToothPa'ste 'Itwill be understood from the drawings Serving Devices, of .which the following is a and description that the tube of paste is specification. f p fitted'in the device with its flat lower end My invention relates to improvements in in the slot of the-shaft and that the turning l tooth paste serving devices, and the main' of the shaft and the action of the springon o object of my invention is the provision of a the tube causes the paste to be expelled from decorative and ornamental article which can the tube in any amount required and that be attached to a wall or structure and which the device will expel every particle ofthe, will hold the tube of paste and by compaste fromthe tube and thus by reason of pression serve the proper amount of paste its small cost will provide-a useful, desirable vI0 to the brush in a perfectly efiicient manner. and .eflicient device. v

Another object of my invention is the pro- It will be noted that my device is made vision' of. 'a device of the character and for from. a singleblank of metal to form the j the purpose stated which will be-of simple, base, with the pair of attaching ears, the lugs cheap and durable construction, easy and formed with bearings for the journals of 75 eflicient in operation and highly desirable th e shaft,'.ancl the curved" spring portion for the intended purposes. which presses down on the tube and forces With these objects in view my invention the paste upon the turning of the shaft. consists of a tooth paste serving device em- I c'laim': j bodying novel features of construction, 1. A tooth paste serving device consisting so combination and arrangement of parts, subof a single blank of metal comprising a flat stantially as described and claimed andas base, a pair of lateral attaching ears disillustrated Tn the accompanying drawing, posed; intermediate of said base, a pair of in which: lugs disposed vertically with reference to Figure 1 represents a perspective view of said base at one'end thereof andhaving' each a tooth paste serving device constructed in. a b arlng, a shaft mounted in said bearing-f accordance with and embodying -my inven-- and having a handle and a slot to receive tiQn the flat. end of the. paste container and Figure 2 represents a sectional view of the spring. plate forming the upper portion of j 35 device, and r the device and downwardly curved at it'sii Figure 3-repre'sentsa horizontal sectional ut 811d o bear. 1119011 h n in r an view, the'tube of paste being absent in this coact with the shaft to expel the paste from view, While being shown in position in the said container. other views, to show the operation of my. 2; A tooth paste serving device-consisting 40 device. J of a fiat base, a pair of lateral lugs cxtend-v 95 My tooth paste serving device is'of the ing laterally from the inner end of said base I simplestpossible construction and is made and-arranged vertically with reference to the "from a single plate or blank of metal of the base, a spring plate' extending outwardly desired character to .form the base or at.- from said'lugs and having a curved outer.

4 tachingportion 1, having the ears 2, having portion, a pair of lugs extending upward 100' 7 opening 3, to receive securing means, while from said base and formed with open bearextending from the base is the horizontal ings, ashaft in said bearings havingahand portion 4, having the pair of lugs 5,1'ising turning key and a Slot and a tooth paste from the edge thereof, which lugs r container having its fiat end fitting in said formed with bearings 6, for the journals 7, S qtand engaged by the curvedportion of 106 of the shaft 8, which is provided with a key said spring plate to eject"the paste from or handled),- at one end and with aslot 10, Said Containera Y i to receive the flat end 11, of the paste. tube In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 12, which. upon turning of said shaft. signature. a Y

through the key and the pressure on the v WILLIAM' B. RAMSEY. 

